Sunday, 31 January 2010

Who could of thought there would be a band all about the Governator himself? Well there is. And it's awesome. Started by the Vocalist from As I Lay Dying, but don't worry Austrian Death Machine are far better than AILD.

Monday, 25 January 2010

Well he does... in the form of 'Devin Townsend Presents : Ziltoid the Omniscient' (henceforth referred to as 'Ziltoid').

'Ziltoid' was released by Devin in May 2007 and surprisingly; was written, played, recorded and produced by Devin Townsend himself. The drums were recorded were made by using the EZDrummer pack Drum Kit From Hell, this however, is a fact that you would not realise without previously being told, the production is that competent.

Now, enough of the facts, this is Devin Townsend at his most wacky, most insane and most awesome. The story of 'Ziltod' is that of a visiting Alien; "Ziltoid the Omniscient" (The Ultimate 4th Dimensional Guitar Hero), who demands our universes' greatest cup of coffee. The coffee provided however does not reach Ziltoid's high standard and he attacks. The album takes the form of a "rock opera" but of the most extreme silliness, the first track "ZTO", starts with a choir chant "ZILTOID! ZILTOID! THE OM-NIS-CIENT!" and it doesn't ever let up, it goes from strange to stranger; documenting Earth's resistence against the Almighty Ziltoid.

The style of the album varies through out. Devin's vocal range is as spectacular as ever, ranging from violent screams to introspective clean vocals, with guitar playing to match; speedy epic riffs slip to equally epic soft melodies and then back again, very impressive considering that this is all Devin's work.

If you are a fan of Devin, Strapping Young Lad or just entertaining metal, then 'Ziltoid' is a great album that you owe yourself a listen.

Sunday, 17 January 2010

The Swedish six piece play the sort of metal that you listen to and it instantly leaves an impression on you, if you like the weirdness factor of bands like Katatonia or Opeth then Slumber may be the band for you. The haunting melodies of their only released effort, Fallout, transport you in to a much darker place, which is appreciated far more if you take the time to actually listen to the music (preferably with headphones in the middle of the night) instead of just having it on the background, which is a great disservice to the band.

Fallout's mix of Death and Doom is tinted with a hint of the gothic in the use of Strings and Choirs in a few tracks. The opener Rapture drags you in with a heavy beat on the toms and a hypnotizing guitar and synth combo which just forces you to listen, this then raises into a crescendo and then crashes forth into a floaty yet heavy sound scape, like bursting through solid rock into an infinite space.

While the instrumentation is majestic the growls of bass player Siavosh Bigonah and vocals of Ehsan Kalantarpour are anything but, proving to be the standard death metal affiar of harsh gutturals, which creates an eerie contrast to the clean chanted vocals used through out.

To tie it all up Slumber are a underground fans wet dream, the music is deep and interesting. And while it is majestic and spacey, it does not disappoint on the front of brutality, A must for anyone into Opeth and other weird metal.

Friday, 15 January 2010

An additional post to what ever I happen to post on a Friday is this, the "Song of the Week" section which is a mix of me showing off my music taste and giving you a recommendation of stuff to listen to.

This week it's Fossil Genera - A Feed From Cloud Mountain by Between the Buried and Me, if you like it be sure to listen to both parts, sadly it's too long to fit into one video:

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This blog is an all growling, all moshing metal blog, made to introduce you to bands you may never of heard of, and some you have. While we may link to downloads for albums we do not host any of them, we just direct to other sites. I wont tell you to delete the files because you wont; but if you like what you hear, then go buy it, support the music you love; the artist's deserve it